If Trump lowers taxes to 0% for those below $50k how will Social Security survive?

[Sam_Fields]

Oh yeah he is gonna wave a magic wand. Elect Trump so that 50 million seniors live in shanty towns until their death.

[jeff47]

1. IIRC, he did not say "All taxes", he said "taxes".

And it's very common for Republicans to only include federal income tax when they say "taxes".

But I really wasn't paying attention to the giant pile of bullshit.

[Sam_Fields]

10. He said couples making less than $50k will pay no taxes.

[jeff47]

11. Yes, and often when Republicans say that, they usually only mean federal income taxes.

Again, Republicans treat federal income taxes as the only taxes. They frequently ignore payroll taxes, or state and local taxes because those are relatively trivial to their real constituency.

That couple will clearly be paying sales taxes, property taxes, and a host of others - they aren't the federal government's to regulate.

[Stardust]

2. He's probably referring to income taxes, not social security taxes. nt

[lumberjack_jeff]

3. Most GOP candidates are unfamiliar with SS taxes. They've never had to pay them.

But they're pretty sure that the SS benefits going to the useless eaters are coming from them somehow.

[kimbutgar]

4. I always think of the movie from the 1930's before social security, make way for tomorrow

An elderly couple loses their homes and ask their kids for help. The kids can't take in both but separate the couple. The ending is very sad. This is the GOP vision of the elderly in America. They dupe these old people into voting for them while they try to dismantle social security behind their backs.

[Hoyt]

5. He's talking income taxes, which is different from payroll taxes for Social Security and Medicare.

[Tanuki]

6. $50k? Hell, his most recent wife's wedding dress cost twice that. Must seem like

chump change to him.
http://www.celebritybrideguide.com/melania-knauss-donald-trump-wedding/

[NightWatcher]

7. It doesn't matter, he's just pulling numbers outta his ass

In Trumpville you don't have to make sense or be fiscally sound.

[0rganism]

8. i'd assume he's not going to alter the payroll tax

i say "assume" because i haven't read his proposal.
it is likely his policy proposal only exempts sub-$50k earners from the Federal income tax, not Social Security.

[Aerows]

9. It won't

Why do you think Republicans are so eager to do it?

[Monk06]

12. He'll build a wall and make the Mexicans pay for it n/t